After their 4-0 demolition of Chelsea last weekend, it's safe to say that Manchester United's 2019/20 campaign has started well, with all three of United's new signings playing a key part in the win.
But, it was Marcus Rashford who had the biggest impact, scoring once from the penalty spot and producing another fine finish when racing through on goal, after being played in by Paul Pogba. Anthony Martial and Daniel James also got on the scoresheet.
This week, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was asked who was the best finisher out of Rashford and Martial , he cheekily replied: "They've still got a way to go because Mason [Greenwood]'s more of a natural finisher than them too."
Although it was possible this may have been a bit of light-hearted humour, it got us thinking, just how good is Greenwood's finishing?
And, how does he actually compare to the likes of Martial and Rashford?
We used the highly respected Football Manager 2019 database to find out.
Mason Greenwood - AMR/ST
Current ability: 95
Potential ability: (-85) 170/200
Age: 17
Best attributes (out of 20): Acceleration (16), Finishing (15), Natural Fitness (15), Pace (15), First Touch (14), Composure (14), Determination (14).
Greenwood has outstanding attributes for someone so young, he doesn't even turn 18 until October!
His high acceleration, finishing, natural fitness, pace, first touch, composure and determination attributes match some of United's best players, such is his talent.
The youngster has been given a potential of -85 on Football Manager 2019, which means he could reach an overall current ability of 170, to put this into context, that would make him the second-best outfield player at the club, just behind Pogba's ability (174).
But, how does his high finishing (15) attribute compare to his United teammates?
The best finishers at Manchester United - according to Football Manager 2019
Joint 1st - Anthony Martial - 15 out of 20
Joint 1st - Alexis Sanchez - 15 out of 20
Joint 1st - Juan Mata - 15 out of 20
Joint 1st - Mason Greenwoood - 15 out of 20
Joint 2nd - Marcus Rashford - 14 out of 20
Joint 2nd - Paul Pogba - 14 out of 20
Joint 2nd - Jesse Lingard - 14 out of 20
Solskjaer may have sounded like he was joking, but according to Football Manager 2019, he might have a point.
No one has a better finishing ability than Mason Greenwood at United, with Martial, Sanchez and Mata all having the same finishing ability as the 17-year-old, whilst Rashford, Pogba and Lingard have slightly lower ability in this attribute when compared to the youngster.
So, how does Greenwood compare to the world's best finishers?
The best finishers in world football - according to Football Manager 2019
Here is a selection of the best finishers in world football on Football Manager 2019.
1st - Lionel Messi - 20 out of 20
Joint 2nd - Cristiano Ronaldo, Mauro Icardi, Harry Kane - 19 out of 20
Joint 3rd - Mohamed Salah, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann, Edinson Cavani, Ciro Immobile - 18 out of 20
Joint 4th - Sergio Aguero, Gareth Bale, Robert Lewandowski, Edin Dzeko, Wissam Ben Yedder, Marco Reus - 17 out of 20
Joint 5th - Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dele Alli, Alexandre Lacazette - 16 out of 20
Joint 6th - Sadio Mane, Paulo Dybala, Gabriel Jesus, Anthony Martial, Karim Benzema, Mason Greenwood - 15 out of 20
Joint 7th - Eden Hazard, Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Inaki Williams, Paul Pogba - 14 out of 20
So, according to Football Manager 2019, Greenwood's finishing is up there with the likes of Sadio Mane, Paulo Dybala, Karim Benzema and Gabriel Jesus already, despite him being just 17 years old!
He's also got better finishing ability than Pogba, Eden Hazard, Philippe Coutinho, Inaki Williams and Roberto Firmino, according to the FM database.
Maybe Solskjaer wasn't joking after all...
